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Women's participation in peace - how does it compare?http://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2012/sep/20/women-participation-peace-deals
Over the past 25 years only one in 40 peace treaty signatories have been women. A new report shows women are significantly missing from peace negotiations. How do countries compare for female participation?<br />• <a href="#data">Get the data</a><br />• <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/data">More data journalism and data visualisations from the Guardian</a><p>It may be International Peace day tomorrow but a study out today suggests women are being <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/2012/sep/20/harmony-women-peace-deals?newsfeed=true">shut out of peace processes</a> with low numbers of women participating in official roles.</p><p>The <a href="http://www.womankind.org.uk/policy-and-resources/resources/reports/">report published by the Institute of Development Studies, ActionAid and Womankind Worldwide</a>, argues that although women play a crucial role in maintaining peace and harmony in their own homes and communities, their involvement is significantly absent from peace agreements.</p><p>The survey of the five countries found that women and girls had a tendency to form groups and coalitions to deal with problems and got on with resolving conflicts up to the point when the process became formal, when the men took over. The higher and more formal the level of peace-building, the smaller the degree of female participation, the study found.</p><p>Source: Womankind</p><p>Source: Unifem<br />Notes: Comprehensive peace agreement (CPA)<br />Ceasefire agreement (CFA),<br />cessation of hostilities (COH)</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2012/sep/20/women-participation-peace-deals">Continue reading...</a>WomenPoliticsWorld newsAfghanistanSierra LeoneLiberiaNepalPakistanGlobal developmentConflict and developmentUnited NationsThu, 20 Sep 2012 11:15:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2012/sep/20/women-participation-peace-dealsGraphicGraphic showing key indicators from women's participation in peace report out today. Click on the image for the full size.GraphicWomen and peace deals - key indicators. Graphic by Finbarr Sheehy Photograph: GraphicAmi Sedghi2012-09-20T11:15:00ZHuman trafficking: how the US state department ranks your countryhttp://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2011/jun/27/human-trafficking-us-state-department
The State Department has ranked human trafficking in every country in the world. See how they compare<br />• <a href="#data">Get the data</a><br />• <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/interactive/2011/jun/27/human-trafficking-state-department-country-ranks-map">Interactive map</a><p>How bad is human trafficking around the world? The US State Department has published a <a href="http://paei.state.gov/g/tip/rls/tiprpt/2011/index.htm">detailed examination of the issue</a>, ranking every major country across the globe.</p><p>For anyone who thought slavery vanished with <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/william-wilberforce">William Wilberforce</a>, the report is a rude awakening. It details thousands of cases around the world in 180 countries where:</p><p>people may be trafficking victims regardless of whether they were born into a state of servitude or were transported to the exploitative situation, whether they once consented to work for a trafficker, or whether they participated in a crime as a direct result of being trafficked. At the heart of this phenomenon are the myriad forms of enslavement – not the activities involved in international transportation</p><p>SOURCE: US STATE DEPT</p><p>What are the tiers?<br />Tier 1: Countries which fully comply with the TVPA's minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking<br />Tier 2: Countries which do not fully comply with the TVPA's minimum standards but are making significant efforts <br />Tier 2 watch list: as Tier 2 but the number of victims is increasing, or the countries do not provide evidence of increased efforts to tackle the problem or the country if making efforts to improve<br />Tier 3<br />Countries which do not fully comply with the minimum standards and are not making significant efforts to do so</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2011/jun/27/human-trafficking-us-state-department">Continue reading...</a>Human traffickingRefugeesSierra LeoneSomaliaHaitiGlobal developmentDevelopment dataAmericasMon, 27 Jun 2011 18:01:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2011/jun/27/human-trafficking-us-state-departmentGuardianHuman trafficking mapped by the US state department. Click image for the graphicGPI01712SRL/fiveHuman trafficking: a child soldier in Sierra Leone in just one of the forms of enforced slavery around the world identified by the State DepartmentGPI01712SRL/fiveHuman trafficking: a child soldier in Sierra Leone in just one of the forms of enforced slavery around the world Photograph: GPI01712SRL/fiveSimon Rogers2011-06-27T18:01:00Z